The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
FL0RIDA'S METROPOLIS.
DROWNING OF A DOCTOR FROM
TOWNSVILLE.

Opening of the New Theatre-What
the Hotel Thief Seys-Opening o.
the Garnie Murder Trial-A Baseball
Craze-The Local Option Fight We'll
| nder Way.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Nov. 10-The new
Park Theatre was opened this evening by
the home minstrels. The attendance was
large, every seat being filled. and standing
room only being obtained by late corners
The boys were perfect in their parts and re-
ceived thunders of applause.
Dr. Richard T. Wellington, of Thomas
vile, Ga, brother of S. A., P. j. and II. c.
Wellington, of this CITY, was drowned yes
terday while bathing in Lake Catherine,
near Waukeenok, jefferson county, in this
State. The doctor was practicing his pro-
fession at Townsville, and had gone to the
old homestead near this lake for few days
recreation. He fell from boat during an
attack of vertigo. The remains were in
TERED in the family burying ground near
Waukeenok to-day.
The man arrested yesterday for stealing
Judge Davis property, at the Duval Hotel,
was before Justice Magill this morning. He
default of $500 bail, for trial Dec. p. He
gave his name as Gilbert Ryan, which, he
said, was an alias To the MORNING NEWS
correspondent he said he lived in Orange
county, but he would not say in what por-
ton, as he did not wish any disgrace to at
tach to his family, who We're living there
now He claims his wife and two children
are there now. In regard TO stealing the
property, he said it was handed to him at
the depot by his companion, with whom he
had been drinking all day, but he couldn't
well describe his friend, nor where
they had been staying. Ryan, as
he calls himself, is about five feet five in
height, has good features, full face, slight
ly red, auburn moustache, and blue eyes
His hair is cropped rather close. and his
full beetling brow gives a somewhat bull
dog aspect TO his face Judge Davis says
all the property was not recovered as some
of the jewelry is still missing.
GARyIE's TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The trial of Isador Garnie, for the muir
der of Joseph Rogero, May %, began this
morning, before Judge Baker. The room
was crowded long before the hour set for
the opening, and many prominent residents
were in attendance. At $50 o'clock Garnie
was brought in and his counsel crowded
around him and shock him heartily by the
hand Court Clerk Buchanan also
after he was arraigned and the
indictment read to him, and he was asked
TO plead. Not guilty, your honor, he an
swered promptly without the least treInor
in his voice before his counsel could speak.
Garnie is between 81 and % years of age,
but very slight and frail. HIS face is boy
ish in appearance, lit up by two bla X eyes.
His hair is short and was combed smoothly
over his low brow. His clothing was neat,
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care and attention at the Jail; but be looked
more like a I5-year-oid schoolboy than a
person on trial for his life. At 10 o'clock
his mother entered and seated herself in the
inclosure directly back of her son Her
face was white and wan. and every gesture
and look showed the deep anxiety
she felt. While he has been confined
his mother has visited HIM three OF four
times daily, carrying him his meals and
doing all possible to make his confinement
less irksome. Some forty jurors have been
summoned. and at noon out of thirty-hve
examined only four were accepted. These
are: F. V. Weightman, clerk; d. P. Hol-
land, clerk; Z E. Willard, clerk; B. H.
Hopkins, Agent East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad. At o'clock another
special venire Of fifty talesmen was ordered.
This afternoon the following additional
Albert Dysdsle, A. B. Thrasher, j. A.
Ledener, William Long, j. D. Mpscomb.
Eli ellsworth, E. c. SamInis and ID. II.
Spearing The three latter are colored
Lightweight talesmen were examined. The
court adjourned this evening till morning
Great interest is taken III the formation of
the jury. but its composition does not seem
to suit all
Mrs. Garnie is about 80 years old and
highly respectable widow of the late Col
J. v Garnie and has three children, the
young man Isador and two daughters, one
married Mrs. Candler1 residing in Atlanta.
THE LOCAL OPTION FIGHT.
Local option is next on the list of exciting
questions in this county. The liquor men
now find that they stirred up a hornets
nest when they began the agitation with re-
gard to getting up petitions asking for
local option election, and would like to undo
their work, but like Banquo's ghost, it won't
down. Local Assembly No 9,l66, of the
Knights of Labor, held a meeting last night
and passed resolutions indorsing temperance
and good order A committee of five was
also appointed to cooperate with the COM
mittee of twenty-five appointed at the citi-
zens' meeting Tuesday night.
lie Young Mems Christian Association
is now organizing classes in their gymna-
SUM for ladies and boys.
The doctors have accepted the challenge
of the lawyers to play a game of ball
Saturday The gate money will benefit St
Luke's Hospital The victors will challenge
the ministers, and the reporters will chal-
lenge the victors in Saturdays contest
The lean men of the city have challenged
the fat.